Galaxy Domination Guide
Chapter 36 031 From Abandoned House to Imperial Chancellor

In the VIP cabin of the Sacred Falcon Class Battlecruiser, Bai Zhongqi slouched in the comfortable magnetic levitation chair, kicking his legs back and forth on the floor, feeling utterly content. It was similar to playing with an office chair on wheels, but the magnetic levitation chair had no friction and moved effortlessly through space.

For Bai Zhongqi, everything on the Iridium Star Warship was novel and interesting. However, he hadn't forgotten his sense of urgency—if he couldn't actually gain control over what was called the Supreme Command, then he would really have to rely on bluffing to control the fleet. If his luck was bad and he made a mistake, he might end up dead without a burial place.

Bai Zhongqi opened his laptop, which he hadn't shut down previously—it was in sleep mode. Not long before, the computer had awakened automatically and started operating, (he heard the sound of the fan), summoning six warship AIs. This made Bai Zhongqi wonder if there was an artificial intelligence similar to the warship AI in his own computer, silently orchestrating everything.

After turning on the computer, Bai Zhongqi saw that the wireless network indicated a connection status. He was now in space, 200,000 kilometers from the surface of Earth, definitely not connected to his home Wi-Fi. The most likely possibility was that it had automatically connected to the warship's network.

Bai Zhongqi opened a browser and automatically a webpage he had never seen before popped up, definitely the fleet's intranet. Despite the fleet's network technology being hundreds of times more advanced than Earth's internet, not all features could be displayed. Nevertheless, Bai Zhongqi was able to access some fleet-related intelligence, both public and even some that required certain permissions.

"This must be the effect of the Supreme Command, I possess the highest authority on Iridium Star, all information is unrestricted to me. Hmm, to be precise, is it this computer? Or the 'Galaxy Domination Guide' game? What are this computer and game, and why can they bring a powerful interstellar fleet into reality?"

Bai Zhongqi had many questions that he temporarily couldn't answer, but he felt he was about to unlock some of them.

He clicked on the game icon, and this time, instead of opening as usual, it popped up an interface displaying a message: A new game save has been found. As two saves cannot be run simultaneously, if you start the new save, the old save will be temporarily archived. Do you wish to archive the old save and open the new one?

Bai Zhongqi's eyes lit up. The old save was obviously his previous game save, where he couldn't control the R19 Fleet because it had disappeared. Bai Zhongqi had just learned from the intranet that the Iridium Star people seemed to believe that he had traveled from the original universe to another universe.

Thus, the new save was very likely this new universe, which was Bai Zhongqi's reality, where he might directly control the R19 Fleet.

This made Bai Zhongqi incredibly excited—the might of the Iridium Star Fleet was comprehensive. This wasn't like some sci-fi online novel he read, claiming highly advanced interstellar civilizations but whose lifestyle and social structure were not much different from those on Earth. Iridium Star's technology and production capabilities had reached a very high developmental stage.

On this foundation, there formed a sociopolitical structure quite different from that of nations on Earth. Iridium Star technology had penetrated every aspect of Iridium Star people's lives, completely reshaping the existence mode and status of an intelligent life form in society and the world.

If he could really grasp these, then he could bring such profound changes to Earth, to his fellow Earthlings, and even step into the boundless space to seek other extraterrestrial civilizations, discovering the universe's mysteries and truths.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he slowly placed his finger on the laptop's touchpad, choosing "Yes."

"Old save archived, new save open. Data scanning in progress…"

"Game updated."

"After the game update, the operating device and physical storage of the save will be separated; the physical storage can be loaded onto any compatible device. Warning, this device can no longer process game-related data and cannot load new saves. Please use a nearby production end to modify the device and separate the physical storage of the save."

"Device modification options provided for the player are listed below. Please choose from them on your own."

Bai Zhongqi didn't quite understand, but he guessed that the new game save would directly control a large existing warship and relying on a shabby computer with an Intel-i5 processor to run this real game was absolutely impossible (it couldn't even run Battlefield 4). Therefore, even the hardware facilities of the game had to be modified.

Bai Zhongqi browsed the options, shocked by the improbable futuristic options. Some of the more extreme options even included transforming this shabby computer into an interstellar warship...

Bai Zhongqi passed on this option first, as the game, known as the Supreme Command, was the key to his control of the Iridium Star Fleet. Aiming too high, even if made very robust, was not secure. Bai Zhongqi was not yet sure whether only he could control this game or if just anyone could. Regardless of the possibility, Bai Zhongqi was not willing to share this tremendous power with others.

"Imperial Chancellor, hmm, it can only be me." Bai Zhongqi's face lit up with eagerness; he had always seemed smart and easy-going, without any grand ambition. But in reality, Bai Zhongqi hid his astuteness and possessed full-blown ambition. This tremendous opportunity presented itself before him, and he was determined to grasp it tightly and change his destiny.

Finally, Bai Zhongqi found a modification plan he considered most reliable—human body modification!

The new version of the game had already moved to physical storage media. To put it vividly, the game was no longer set up like a PC game, but rather, it had shifted to a cartridge-insert mode akin to the old console games, where game cartridges could be inserted into any sufficiently capable device.

This meant that controlling the "save game cartridge" was synonymous with controlling the game; Bai Zhongqi hoped to integrate the "save game cartridge" into his body as much as possible. This meant that his own body needed to house a powerful, intelligent device capable of running the game (a gaming console).

The medical and intelligent computing technologies of Iridium Star were highly advanced, providing possibilities for Bai Zhongqi's human body modification plan. The plan first required Bai Zhongqi to remove a bone from his body, then create a compatible "bone" that would not trigger any rejection, and insert it back into his body to continue supporting his structure.

Moreover, this bone would also function as a biological computer.

The principle of a computer encompasses processing, control, storage, input, and output; this "bone" would rely on proteins, bioelectricity, and enzymes to perform all these functions, and its computing and storage capabilities would far exceed those of any supercomputer on Earth now.

Avoiding complicated principles like logic circuits and gates, in short, Bai Zhongqi was planning to implant a non-conscious brain inside his body to share his processing tasks and enhance his abilities.

Even if not used for loading the game, after inserting this device into his body, Bai Zhongqi would be able to remember any information he had seen, perform complex calculations, and his logical analysis capabilities would be greatly enhanced. Not to mention, his "bone brain" could also access any Empire network and gather real-time information.

Bai Zhongqi would be able to completely control this "bone brain" using his own neural signals, as if it were truly part of his body.

Such powerful technology, inherently highly restricted on Iridium Star, as it could grant individuals devilishly powerful abilities, just the massive data storage and computation alone could turn a person into a superhero. Except for a few Iridium Star individuals on special missions, Iridium Star laws forbade such human body modifications.

However, Bai Zhongqi could surpass any Iridium Star legal restrictions, use various Iridium Star manufacturing devices and naturally perform such ultimate modifications for himself. However, adapting to and controlling such a cheat would take some time and was not without risks.

For Bai Zhongqi, this was his best choice; the powerful technology of Iridium Star gave him confidence.

The screen showed the nearest Atomic Substance Construction device to Bai Zhongqi—luckily, right next to it was a small medical pod with a medical robot that could perform the complex surgery.

Conveniently, the game also automatically instructed the Sacred Falcon AI to clear out all the crew from the VIP cabin to the logistics cabin on the route, allowing Bai Zhongqi to reach there unnoticed to undergo the modification. The commands Bai Zhongqi gave to the Atomic Substance Construction device and medical robot were virtually the limits of what the game could do now.

Once the modification was complete, with the save game cartridge inserted into Bai Zhongqi's "bone brain," he would gain full control of the game and be able to issue Supreme Commands directly.

He tiptoed out of the VIP cabin, and indeed, the two standing guard were gone—Sacred Falcon had given them another directive, reassigning them elsewhere.

The Sacred Falcon was vast, measuring 3568 meters in length with four functional decks. It took Bai Zhongqi quite some time to reach the logistics cabin. There were convenient transport vehicles within the ship, but the game's functionality was limited, and he couldn't command them now.

With complete instructions from the game and the simple programming of the Atomic Substance Construction device, Bai Zhongqi approached the massive, incomprehensible equipment with a nervous heart and chose to manufacture the bone brain. His DNA was first extracted, as the materials for constructing the bone brain would be based on his cloned organs and bionic cells.

The medical robot was also in place, and Bai Zhongqi lay inside the small medical pod, undergoing full anesthesia—the medical robot had been input with the instructions for the surgery and required no additional operations. Bai Zhongqi chose to replace the radius bone in his left forearm.

The risk of this surgery was no less than that of opening the thorax to replace rib bones, but Bai Zhongqi still felt a subconscious reluctance to undergo surgeries like thoracotomy or craniotomy.

The Atomic Substance Construction device completely disassembled his laptop and, based on his choice, manufactured the new game's save cartridge into a sticker-sized, plastic-like transparent and flexible chip. "The cartridge" would be directly inserted into the bone brain and then implanted into Bai Zhongqi's left forearm.

The old game save, now sealed, could not be accessed anymore, but Bai Zhongqi didn't know when it might come in handy. He had it made into a USB drive shaped like a silver key pendant that could be worn around his neck. Old saves could not load simultaneously with new ones when implanted in the body, thus Bai Zhongqi chose this way to carry it.

More than forty minutes later, Bai Zhongqi was injected with an anesthetic recovery agent and regained his senses. The first piece of information that entered his mind displayed:

"Welcome back, Imperial Chancellor!"